And I hate to say given the immediate reaction of the French it appears to me that the society is hostile to anyone reporting on their rich and powerful.

I guess it's explainable by the hypocrite disinterest of US media in French rich & powerful, UNLESS they can report negative news... Be honest, Erey: did you know the name Strauss-Kahn before this?

Well I think this is true across the board, negative new sells. Apart from raping a maid in his hotel room SK is just a boring, rich, socialist, french, diplomat - not very interesting to the press. But hey assault a maid in your 3K dollar a night hotel room - now that is news! No, I did not know his name before and why the hell should I???

Frankly Char, I am more concerned with women being raped by the rich and powerful than the media and the national leadership covering up or preventing information from getting to the press. I might have thought you had similar priorities

The one part of this whole incident which I have trouble understanding is that before the trip, DSK said he was worried that someone would try to set him up in a sex scandal. If he knew or suspected that he might be set up for a sex scandal (assuming he was set up) why would he have sex with anyone during the trip? He can not be that stupid! Oh, I guess he was.

Frankly Char, I am more concerned with women being raped by the rich and powerful than the media and the national leadership covering up or preventing information from getting to the press. I might have thought you had similar priorities

My priorities were not the issue in my previous post, I just wanted to explain "the French's reaction" which you were irritated about. My priorities indeed are similar to yours, sure. That doesn't mean I refuse to understand others' reasoning, which has many valid elements as well.

Strauss-Kahn is very well-known in France and also in Europe as a whole. He used to be minister of finance in France, now leading figure in the opposition, a very charming person - Clinton like. A person who can win sympathies easily. Not at all the ugly old wrinkled pervert people over here have enjoyed to portray him as.

As IMF head, Strauss-Kahn played a very important, pro-active, constructive role in the European debt crisis management (you may know Greece, Ireland and Portugal are in troubles).

Frankly Char, I am more concerned with women being raped by the rich and powerful than the media and the national leadership covering up or preventing information from getting to the press. I might have thought you had similar priorities

My priorities were not the issue in my previous post, I just wanted to explain "the French's reaction" which you were irritated about. My priorities indeed are similar to yours, sure. That doesn't mean I refuse to understand others' reasoning, which has many valid elements as well.

Strauss-Kahn is very well-known in France and also in Europe as a whole. He used to be minister of finance in France, now leading figure in the opposition, a very charming person - Clinton like. A person who can win sympathies easily. Not at all the ugly old wrinkled pervert people over here have enjoyed to portray him as.

As IMF head, Strauss-Kahn played a very important, pro-active, constructive role in the European debt crisis management (you may know Greece, Ireland and Portugal are in troubles).

I understand he is something of a celebrity but the initial French outrage at SK's prosecution leaves a disapointed taste in my mouth. For all the european talk of what shitty people americans are I guess nobody has much to brag about.

Frankly Char, I am more concerned with women being raped by the rich and powerful than the media and the national leadership covering up or preventing information from getting to the press. I might have thought you had similar priorities

My priorities were not the issue in my previous post, I just wanted to explain "the French's reaction" which you were irritated about. My priorities indeed are similar to yours, sure. That doesn't mean I refuse to understand others' reasoning, which has many valid elements as well.

Strauss-Kahn is very well-known in France and also in Europe as a whole. He used to be minister of finance in France, now leading figure in the opposition, a very charming person - Clinton like. A person who can win sympathies easily. Not at all the ugly old wrinkled pervert people over here have enjoyed to portray him as.

As IMF head, Strauss-Kahn played a very important, pro-active, constructive role in the European debt crisis management (you may know Greece, Ireland and Portugal are in troubles).

I understand he is something of a celebrity but the initial French outrage at SK's prosecution leaves a disapointed taste in my mouth. For all the european talk of what shitty people americans are I guess nobody has much to brag about.

Frankly Char, I am more concerned with women being raped by the rich and powerful than the media and the national leadership covering up or preventing information from getting to the press. I might have thought you had similar priorities

My priorities were not the issue in my previous post, I just wanted to explain "the French's reaction" which you were irritated about. My priorities indeed are similar to yours, sure. That doesn't mean I refuse to understand others' reasoning, which has many valid elements as well.

Strauss-Kahn is very well-known in France and also in Europe as a whole. He used to be minister of finance in France, now leading figure in the opposition, a very charming person - Clinton like. A person who can win sympathies easily. Not at all the ugly old wrinkled pervert people over here have enjoyed to portray him as.

As IMF head, Strauss-Kahn played a very important, pro-active, constructive role in the European debt crisis management (you may know Greece, Ireland and Portugal are in troubles).

I understand he is something of a celebrity but the initial French outrage at SK's prosecution leaves a disapointed taste in my mouth. For all the european talk of what shitty people americans are I guess nobody has much to brag about.

Some of us are really weary of your potty mouth.

Dear Jane,

ARe all young women from liberal New England raised by liberal catholics and consider themselves intellectuals such bores?

I understand he is something of a celebrity but the initial French outrage at SK's prosecution leaves a disapointed taste in my mouth. For all the european talk of what shitty people americans are I guess nobody has much to brag about.

You don't have to be French to see the stupidity of parading an accused person as if he was already a convicted criminal.